Conservation Partners of America

Analysis

Conservation Partners of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Glencoe, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Conservation Partners of America reported income of $81k and spending of $163k, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $21k to $81k (+285%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 292%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Partners of America sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 28th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roaring Fork Safe Passages ($81k), Mathews County Land Conservancy ($81k) and Blue Lab Preservation Society Inc ($81k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $113k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $113k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.